How to Use Cherokee in a Sentence

Cherokee

noun
Definition of Cherokeenext
  • Heff’s parents supported his budding car habit, providing him with a Jeep Cherokee, the must-have rich-boy ride of the time.
    — Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The other highlight of the bunch is a restomod based on the 1978 Cherokee SJ.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Now, nearly a decade later, Jeep is once again pulling the plug on the Cherokee.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Adding to the tougher looks, it has been lifted an inch, and the 8.3-inch clearance is similar to a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
    — Matthew Askari, Men's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Despite their caution, outsiders are a fact of life in Cherokee — a tourist draw since the middle of the 20th century.
    — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • According to Fox 32, police believe the shots were fired from a Jeep Cherokee.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
  • The tiny town sits right in the foothills of the Smokies and offers close access to the bright fall foliage within the Cherokee National Forest as well.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In the Grand Cherokee’s lower trims adding all-wheel drive costs an additional $2,000.
    — Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
  • That evening, Harrah’s Cherokee Center announced that the event had been canceled.
    — Delilah Friedler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The Legends/Cherokee consortium challenged Fox's ruling to the state's high court.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Josh lives 12 minutes from my house, which is near Cherokee, North Carolina.
    — Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And Smith can continue claiming to be Cherokee — but only if asked.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Trump currently plans to hold his final pre-caucus event in Cherokee on the eve of the caucuses on Jan. 14, and plans to remain in the state on caucus night.
    — Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Engine and road vibrations feel more isolated than in the Grand Cherokee or the Montero.
    — Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • His father, of Kiowa descent, was a painter, and his mother, whose background was English, French and Cherokee, was a writer.
    — Olesia Plokhii, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Abby Lea was saddled with the loss for Cherokee County, allowing two runs on five hits.
    — Mike Perrin | , al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Images of a white Jeep Cherokee leaving the area were shared by the sheriff’s department on their Facebook page a day after the girls went missing.
    — Justin Gamble, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The officer saw the driver throw a cup out the window along with another unidentified object in the 3500 block of Cherokee Road.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
  • He's headed to Vinita, Oklahoma, in the northern part of the Cherokee reservation, in a van stocked with clean syringes.
    — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 30 July 2024
  • The person saw that two men had taken the victim from his vehicle and pulled him into a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, the complaint said.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Stellantis and Hoskin had a Zoom call late last month after the company reached out, the Cherokee Nation spokesperson said.
    — NBC News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Opt for a Grand Cherokee with the standard coil springs, and this figure maxes out at around 8.5 inches depending on model and trim.
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • But, equally important as the blooms is Cades Cove's history as Cherokee land.
    — Ashia Aubourg, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2023
  • One of the vehicles involved, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, rolled over several times before coming to a stop, deputies said in a news release.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The actor went rock climbing at Cherokee Rock Village in Leesburg and filmed a mountain-biking scene on a nearby ridge, a producer for the movie said.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
  • Roland faces 11 charges, including child abuse, and is behind bars at the Cherokee Detention Center.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Murphy, who is Cherokee and wears his hair in a long white ponytail, retired from full-time teaching in 1996, but never stopped making string figures.
    — Sophia Hollander, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • With the exhaust wide open, all of a sudden the Cherokee transforms into an entirely different beast.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Both are lifelong fans who’ve been deeply influenced by the country legend and his ace band, the Cherokee Cowboys, and both knew Price personally.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The organization estimates that comes out to roughly the weight of one Jeep Cherokee coming back down from space every hour.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024

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